Eldritch of Death’s Album of the Year

Its been an interesting year for metal in 2018. There certainly was a fair amount of great releases but there’s always some that just stand out more and rise above. Whether signed or unsigned, to be a demo, or a tape or a CD, etc, it’s all here and in no particular order or rating. For the most part, I have always been a death metal fiend with my main interests in metal even though I do like other various extreme genres as well. Here’s my list of the various releases this year that I felt made the difference and impacted greatly on me…

Concilivm – The Veiled Enigma (MC)
Country: Chile
Released January 18th, 2018 on Von Frost Records
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Wombbath – The Great Desolation (CD)
Country: Sweden
Released June 1st, 2018 on Soul Seller Records
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Slaughterday – Abattoir (CD)
Country: Germany
Released May 25th, 2018 on F.D.A. Records
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Outre-Tombe – Necrovortex (CD)
Country: Canada
Released on October 17th, 2018 on Temple of Mystery Records
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Abythic – Beneath Ancient Portals (CD)
Country: Germany
Released on May 11th, 2018 on Blood Harvest
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Lucifericon – Al-Khem-Me (CD)
Country: Netherlands
Released on October 5th, 2018 on Invictus Productions
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Bloodphemy – Bloodline (MC)
Country: Netherlands
Released on October 29th, 2018 on Dawning Septic Productions
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Cardiac Arrest – A Parallel Dimension of Despair (CD)
Country: USA
Released on April 23rd, 2018 on Memento Mori
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Hellbörn – Pillage in the Land of God (CD)
Country: Canada
Released on September 29th, 2018 (Independent)
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Necrophobic – Mark of the Necrogram (CD)
Country: Sweden
Released on February 23rd, 2018 on Century Media Records
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Vultur – Entangled in the Webs of Fear (CD)
Country: Greece
Released on February 12th, 2018 on Sevared Records
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Ectoplasma – Cavern of Foul Beings (CD)
Country: Greece
Release on January 22nd, 2018 on Memento Mori
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Boethiah – Celestial Gateway (CD)
Country: USA
Released on September 21st, 2018 on Rotted Life Records
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Sentient Horror – The Crypts Below (CD)
Country: USA
Released on March 30th, 2018 on Redefining Darkness Records & Testimony Records
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Lik – Carnage (CD)
Country: Sweden
Released May 4th, 2018 on Metal Blade Records
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Ruin – Human Annihilation (CD)
Country: USA
Released on October 22nd, 2018 on Memento Mori
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Demonical – Chaos Manifesto (CD)
Country: Sweden
Released on March 23rd, 2018 on Agonia Records
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Coffin Stench – Putrid Rotting Death (MC)
Country: USA
Released on July 8th, 2018 on Negative Earth Records
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Just Before Dawn – Tides of Blood (CD)
Country: Sweden / United Kingdom
Released on April 27th, 2018 on Raw Skull Records
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Galvanizer – Sanguine Vigil (CD)
Country: Finland
Released on February 28th, 2018 on Everlasting Spew Records
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